RL.2.1 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
:"Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text."
These worksheets, games, and lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
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Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
Help your students retell a simple fictional text using a paragraph frame for support! In this activity, students will read a short story about a family's camping trip and then summarize it by filling in the blanks.
2nd Grade
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I Can Make Predictions and Summarize Text
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I Can Make Predictions and Summarize Text
Use this short fictional story about the ugly duckling’s new friend to help your ELs make predictions, summarize text, and recognize the importance of transitional phrases!
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Making Predictions and Summarizing
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Glossary: Making Predictions and Summarizing
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Predictions and Summarizing
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Predictions and Summarizing
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Using the 5 W's
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Glossary: Using the 5 W's
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's
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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.
2nd Grade
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Lesson Plans
The Recipe for a Perfect Story
Lesson plan
The Recipe for a Perfect Story
In this lesson, your students will learn all about the perfect recipe for a story! Your students will practice their knowledge by rolling a story element die and sharing with the class.
2nd Grade
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Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Lesson plan
Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.
1st Grade
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What Happened?
Lesson plan
What Happened?
Help your students' story telling abilities grow with this lesson that helps them recount what happened in a story and has them point out key details.
1st Grade
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Asking and Answering Questions
Lesson plan
Asking and Answering Questions
This lesson helps students learn about asking and answering questions about a text. It also exposes them to valuable lessons about trying to figure out their dreams and not giving up along the way.
2nd Grade
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“Oh, My Word!” with Amelia Bedelia
Lesson plan
“Oh, My Word!” with Amelia Bedelia
Let Amelia Bedelia introduce figurative language in this fun and interactive lesson that includes a game, group work and a chance for students to shine as idiom authors!
2nd Grade
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The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
Lesson plan
The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills as they learn about the characters, setting, and plot of their favorite fiction books by creating a story map.
2nd Grade
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Workbooks
No workbooks found for this common core code.
Games
The Thanksgiving Turkey Quiz
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The Thanksgiving Turkey Quiz
Sharpen reading comprehension skills by having kids recall details from The Thanksgiving Turkey in this interactive quiz.
2nd Grade
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5 W's Song: Who, What, Where, When, Why?
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5 W's Song: Who, What, Where, When, Why?
When kids answer the who, what, where, when, and why of a subject, their writing becomes complete. Teach them about the 5 W's with this easy-to-sing song.
2nd Grade
Song
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
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Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Kids show off their reading comprehension skills with this quiz, written to recall details from the informational text Flightless Birds.
2nd Grade
Game
Jack and the Beanstalk Reading Comprehension
Game
Jack and the Beanstalk Reading Comprehension
Developing reading comprehension skills is essential to becoming a super reader. Challenge kids to recall details about Jack and the Beanstalk in this game.
2nd Grade
Game
Exercises
No exercises found for this common core code.
